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On The Road
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#1 Arrive Early ... No matter what the weather is I always
like to arrive early. Skies were heavily overcast at 7am
but I followed Camilo Villegas who began his first round
of play on the back 9. After a few holes not only did the
skies open up but so did a wonderful opportunity to capture
an image of his drive from a profile location with a long
lens. Nikon D200, ISO250, 1/1600 at f4, Nikon 200-400mm
G VR Zoom Lens, WB 6700K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#2 Big Easy ... Ernie Els is coming back from knee surgery
and so I decided to show him walking briskly over the bridge
at #11. Nikon D2X, ISO200, 1/250 at f5.6, Nikon 12-24mm Lens,
WB 7700K, Lexar 4G Flash card. |
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#3 Foot Joy ... The Castle Pines Golf Course is located
on the front range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains at an
elevation of 6300 feet. The steep terrain and thin air made
the round of play a greater challenge than most golf courses.
Many golfers elected to use smaller lightweight bags but
some saddled their caddies with the professional tour bag
which made for an up hill battle for oxygen. Nikon D2X,
ISO160, 1/500 at f5.6, Nikon 12-24mm Lens, WB 7700K, Lexar
4G Flash Card. |
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#4 David Duval ... The local favorite from Denver set the
current trend of wearing sunglasses during golf competition
some years ago. The 6th tee provided excellent access and
a nice picture of the breaking skies over Castle Pines reflected
in Duval's shades. Nikon D200, ISO320, 1/1250 at f5, Nikon
200-400mm G VR Zoom Lens, WB 6300K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#5 Practice, Practice, Practice... On my way to find Sergio
Garcia at the first tee I passed through practice green area.
I wanted something graphic that would illustrate golf practice.
This arrangement of putters and a lone golf ball was a nice
scene that worked well. Nikon D200, ISO200, 1/160 at f22,
Nikon 200-400mm G VR Zoom Lens, WB 6700K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#6 Tee Time ... High Noon sunshine and Sergio Garcia at the
644 yard par 5 first tee. I used my Nikon Coolpix camera with
8 mega pixels and silent shutter to capture Sergio during
his backswing. The convenience of the built in zoom lens allowed
me to frame him against the backdrop of this massive fairway
and a view of the Rockies. Nikon Coolpix 8800, ISO200, Aperture
Priority (1/1200 at f3.3), EV -0.3, WB Cloudy, Lexar 4G Flash
Card. |
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#7 Sand Blast ... When Retief Goosen's ball landed in a sand
trap close to the ropes I chose to do a close up shot rather
than a standard full body image. I shot one frame and managed
to capture the ball, still compressed from the club impact,
beginning it's flight from the bunker. This is a different
kind of detail shot that says "golf".......... I
like it. Nikon D200, ISO400, 1/6400 at f 5.6, Nikon 200-400mm
G VR Zoom Lens, WB 6700K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#8 The International Champion ... Dean Wilson was the eventual
winner of this year's International at Castle Pines. His steady
play and near perfect swing made for great pictures during
my one day of first round coverage. This shot was made by
placing the camera in the grass and using the swivel LED display
on the Coolpix 8800 to view and compose the image. The silent
shutter of the Coolpix allowed me to shoot during Wilson's
backswing. Nikon Coolpix 8800, ISO200, Aperture Priority (1/1500
at f 4.7), EV -0.7, WB Cloudy, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#9 The Peoples Choice ... Phil Mickelson, win or loose, is
the peoples choice wherever he goes. My day at The International
was winding down as Phil tees off at #18. It's about 5pm and
the sun is low enough in the sky to create some beautiful
shadows. Attendance during the first round of play was thin
which left a section of stadium seating wide open and a perfect
location for this image of Phil's drive. Nikon Coolpix 8800,
ISO200, Aperture Priority (1/1200 f3.6), EV -0.7, WB Cloudy,
Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#10 Great Light ... You might think that with a solid picture
of Phil Mickelson captured I could head home .................
but not just yet. As the sun continues to set the shadows
and shafts of sunlight become more pronounced. This is the
perfect time of day to make great pictures ... and it doesn't
matter who is playing. Past experience tells me that I'm far
enough away that the sound of the shutter will not be heard
by the player so I can use my D200 during the backswing. Nikon
D200, ISO200, 1/1000 at f5, Nikon 200-400mm G VR Zoom Lens,
WB 7700K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#11 Stay Late ... I worked the light until there wasn't any
left and completed my day with a lovely image of a caddie
writing his finale notes in the yardage book. Nikon D200,
ISO200, 1/1000 at f4.0, Nikon 200-400mm, WB 7700, Lexar 4G
Flash Card. |
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Well, I hope you have enjoyed this day of work at The International. There are so many interesting pictures to make during the process of covering even a single day of an event. If you arrive early and stay late you are certain to reap the rewards of your efforts at the end of the day.
See you next time On The Road ................................. Adios, Dave
May,
2008 (click here)
A Southwest Tour
April,
2008 (click here)
The Endless Winter
March,
2008 (click here)
PMA Show in Las Vegas!
February,
2008 (click here)
At the Ballet
January,
2008 (click here)
One Week of Work
December,
2007 (click here)
A Look Back at 2007
November,
2007 (click here)
Traveling
with the New Nikon D3
October,
2007 (click here)
High Country Journey
September,
2007 (click here)
Walking
On The Road
August,
2007 (click here)
Speedway
Thunder from PA
July, 2007
(click here)
"Arlington National
Cemetery"
June, 2007
(click here)
"Kentucky Derby Day"
May, 2007
(click here)
"Mexico Trek"
April,
2007 (click here)
"Egypt Trek"
March,
2007 (click here)
Transit Mix
"Images From the Air"
February,
2007 (click here)
Ice Climbing in Ouray
January,
2007 (click here)
2007 Year in Review
People of Willoq, Peru
Lexington, Kentucky TREK
Training for the Mr USA Title
"The International Golf Tournament"
"Tour of Champions Documentary"
"Northern California, the FBI and Clint Eastwood ..."
"The 2006 Kentucky Derby"
"Off the Road Picture Sales"
Ladies Olympic Figure Skating
Torino Italy and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
"Hey Dave, are you going to the Winter Olympics in Torino and What Equipment Do You Take?"
The Holiday Tea with Tchaikovsky
presented by Colorado's Classical Youth Ballet
Landscapes at Pebble Beach:
a look back at 2005
Lightpainting Landscapes
NFL Football
3 Day Photography Workshop
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Michelle Kwan
International Gymnastics Camp
the Men's US Open Golf Championships
The Kentucky Derby
Nevada Photojournalism Day
John Bolin's "The Thorn"
Indoor Track and Field
UC Irvine's Paul Spittle and
the Sports Shooter Academy
with Nikon's new DX2
Broncos Football:
Denver vs Indianapolis
the US Figure Skating Nationals
Portland, Oregon
College Basketball:
Colorado State vs Air Force
Broncos Football:
Broncos VS. Dolphins
Assignment work:
Wrestling
A look back at 2004
Rich Clarkson's Photography at the Summit Workshop &
Moose Peterson's Digital Landscape Workshop Series
Whitewater Kayaking
Gymnastics and more
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
A look back at some wonderful Olympic moments
USAFA Graduation flyover
US Olympic Training Center - Swimming and Gymnastics
Last Month the Masters, this month The Kentucky Derby......I love my job
Masters at Augusta National
The American Cup Gymnastics
NIKON COLLEGE WORKSHOP
Indoor Track and Field
Women's Freestyle Wresting
Rhythmic Gymnastics Nationals
The Glass Flower Ceiling at the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas
College Basketball
Women's Waterpolo
Olympic swimmers on their way to Athens
NFL Football
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Finals
A look back at The Greenbay Professionals
Monday Night Football the Sports Shooter Workshop and Luau in LA
Photography at the Summit workshop
Portraits to workshops to stock image sales
Lightpainting in Banf
The World Gymnastics Championships
International Gymnastics Camp
Thunderbirds
Gymnastics
The Sports Photography Workshop with Rich Clarkson
Velodrome Cycling, More
The 129th running of the Kentucky Derby
White water kayakers
The Champions on Ice tour
PBR Rodeo
Chris Shivers and Little Yellow Jacket ride for $1 Million
Nikon's featured speaker at PMA in Las Vegas
American Cup Gymnastics
USAFA Women's Basketball
USAFA Swimming
USAFA Boxing
NCAA Fencing Championships
USOC's Titan Games
Air Force Basketball
Pro Football Pre-Superball Stock Sales
Swimmers train at the Swim Flume at the USOC
Much more!
Diving at the Air Force Academy
Denver Broncos VS. The Arizona Cardinals
Olympic Hopefuls Lenny Krayzelberg and Tom Molchow practice at the USOC
